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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when ethylene approaches a platinum catalyst?
A)Molecular orbital mixing induces surface chemistry✓
B)Pi-stacking interactions enhance ethylene adsorption
C)Van der Waals forces drive diffusion
D)Entropy prohibits product formation
💡 Explanation
Molecular orbital mixing facilitates bond formation because overlapping electron clouds create new quantum states stabilizing the ethylene-platinum complex during catalysis. Therefore, the catalytic reaction proceeds, rather than being constrained only to π-stacking or van der Waals dependent reactivity.
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